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Saddar Tehsil
Saddar Tehsil in Karachi South has 159,363 people and covers 35 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Saddar
159,363
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 5 tehsils in Karachi South. 6.8% of Karachi South
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 159,363 |
| 2017 | 141,905 |
Key numbers
- 35 sq kmArea28.7% of Karachi South
- 4,553.2People per sq kmBelow the Karachi South figure of 19,096.4
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Karachi South figure of 100.0%
- 5.5People per householdAbove the Karachi South figure of 5.4
- 117.16Men per 100 womenAbove the Karachi South figure of 114.00
- 1.96%Population growth a yearBelow the Karachi South figure of 4.71%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 85,965 | 53.9% |
| Women | 73,375 | 46.0% |
| Transgender people | 23 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 159,363 | 100.0% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 88.6% |
| Men | 89.9% |
| Women | 87.0% |
| Urban | 88.6% |
7,656 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Saddar
- What is the population of Saddar Tehsil?
- Saddar Tehsil had 159,363 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 5 tehsils in Karachi South, and 6.8% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 141,905, so there are 17,458 more people now.
- How fast is Saddar growing?
- The population of Saddar grew 1.96% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Saddar?
- Saddar covers 35 square kilometres. That works out at 4,553.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.5 people on average.
- How many people in Saddar live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Saddar lives in a town or city, all 159,363 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Karachi South.
- How many men and women live in Saddar?
- The census counted 85,965 men and 73,375 women in Saddar. It also counted 23 transgender people. That is 117.16 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Saddar?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Saddar was 88.6%. It was 89.9% for men and 87.0% for women, a gap of 2.8 percentage points.
- Where does Saddar rank by population?
- Saddar ranks 376th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.